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Is brachytherapy necessary to reduce recurrence of endometrial cancer?

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: May 26 8:55pm | Replies (26)
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@riverland889

I wish I was offered sedation! I begged for it and called other treatment centers to find one that would offer sedation and couldn't find any. Mine was extremely painful until finally the doctor ordered me Percocet and Xanax to take prior to the next procedure plus they gave me some morphine at the clinic then I was fine. I had 4 more after that.

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Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | May 25 8:05pm

@riverland889 I had the same experience as @aardvark2018 with my brachytherapy sessions. It was a little uncomfortable but the radiation oncology physician and team did a lot to try to help me to feel comfortable.

I've seen different experiences here on Mayo Clinic Connect with brachytherapy for gynecological cancers. Some people have had the painful experience that you've described. I'm sure there are variations in the devices that are used and I wondered if maybe the cylinder applicator that was used for your sessions was overly too large for you? Or are you referring to when the radiation was administered through the device?

I'm glad that your doctor listened to you and order pain meds for you to take.

I'm going to ask for some expert advice from radiation oncology at Mayo Clinic about this.

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